The KYW Newsradio All-Local for Monday, March 6, 2023 (Evening Edition):
A jury on Monday acquitted James Saxton, a former Philadelphia police officer who was charged with perjury and unsworn falsification during a 2019 preliminary hearing related to a drug investigation.Philadelphia City Council could vote as soon as Thursday on a bill that would help create a new position in city government with broad authority over public safety. The Kenney administration is urging Council to slow down.President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Thursday before releasing his budget proposal for the next fiscal year. The White House says the president's plan includes investing in America, lowering costs for families, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, and reducing the deficit.A new program aims to expose more young women to careers in sports by pairing them with high-level female mentors in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.Authorities in West Norriton, Montgomery County, are investigating a homicide after a bicyclist found a man's body Friday morning in a wooded area near the Schuylkill River Trail.